Winter/Spring 2021

WELCOME BACK!

This is what we have in store for you...

Earl Lee,Music Director

Bridget McKenna,Social Media Coordinator

William Powers,Executive Director

Eve Goodman,Program Director

You know who we are....

Welcome our NEW Executive Director,William Powers!

Sectional Coaches

Jeremy Black,Violin

Peter Snitkovsky,Violin

Marylene Gingras- Roy,Viola

David Premo,Violin

John Moore,Bass

Jack Howell,Woodwinds

George Vosburgh,Brass

Rodrigo Ojeda,Keyboards

Gretchen Van Hoesen,Harp

Pius Cheung,Percussion

Rhian Kenny,Flute

Max Blair,Oboe

Jim Rodgers,Bassoon

Jim Nova,Low Brass

Bob Lauver,Horn

Season Overview: Sectionals and Repertoire • Studio classes with sectional

coaches

• Repertoire includes:

• Stravinsky, Rites of Spring

• Shostakovich, Symphony No 5

• Respighi's Pines of Rome

Sectional Dates:

Focus on Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Pt. 1)

• January 24• January 31• February 7

Focus on Shostakovich's Symphony No 5• February 21• February 28

Focus on Respighi's Pines of Rome• March 14• April 11• April 18

Harpists and Pianists:• Ms. Van Hoesen and Mr. Ojeda are creating

separate music repertoire for their sectionals

Virtual Concert Recording

Submission Dates

Wednesday, February 10• Augurs of Spring from Stravinsky's Rites of Spring

Wednesday, March 3• 2nd Movement from Shostakovich's

Symphony No. 5

Wednesday, March 17• 1st Movement from Respighi's Pines of Rome

Wednesday, April 21• 4th Movement from Respighi's Pines of RomeRecordings must be uploaded to Google Drive by the end of the day.

Season Overview: Beyond the Notes Seminars

• Sunday, January 17 - Seminar on Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with Special Guest David Serkin Ludwig.

• Sunday, February 14 - Seminar on Diversity and the Classical Music World

• Sunday, March 7 - Seminar Masterclass #1 (Special Guest TBA)

• Sunday, March 28 - Seminar Masterclass #2(Special Guest TBA)

• Sunday, April 25 - Seminar on Freelance Musicians

David Serkin Ludwig is Chair of Composition at The Curtis Institute of Music, Gie and Lisa Liem Artistic Advisor

Special Events & Concerts

Saturday, January 15Concerto Competition

1st Prize - $300 & professionally produced recording at a well-known Pittsburgh venue

2nd Prize - $2003rd Prize - $150

Sunday, March 21Virtual Concert (TBD)

featuring select chamber groups and players from the Concerto Competition

Wednesday, March 31Online Auction Kick-off

Sunday, May 16th75th Anniversary Celebration

End of the season concert and online auction fundraiser!

Concert repertoire to include:

• Augurs of Spring from Stravinsky's Rites of Spring

• 2nd Movement from Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5

• The Pines of Villa Borghese & The Pines of the Appian Wayfrom Respighi's Pines of Rome